Elissa Katz is the President of Humane PA and a partner in the law firm of Meranze, Katz, & Gaudioso P.C. in Philadelphia. She is a regular volunteer with Northeast Animal Rescue, assisting with cat care and adoption applications at an adoption site. She is a former board member of Woodstock Farm Sanctuary and the Humane League.
Elissa supports TNR and has engaged in extensive TNR in her neighborhood, securing caretakers for returned ferals. She has also found loving and safe homes for numerous adoptable strays. Elissa shares her home with five pampered former feral cats and an ornery box turtle!
Elissa earned her JD from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, and is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Animal Law Committee, and co-planner of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute Annual Animal Law Conference. She received her B.A from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a major in political science. She also was a violin instructor at the New Jersey School of Music in Medford, NJ.
Elissa has actively volunteered for several legislative candidates who are committed supporters of humane legislation, both Republican and Democrat alike. She is committed to building a strong non-partisan voting bloc for animals.
Contact Elissa: elissakatz@comcast.net
Humane PA 
Hi Elissa: I have attended Roy’s HSUS-How to Advocate for Animal Welfare in the past. I need to know if this meeting in Philadelphia on Jan. 25 is also a forum for bringing issues that need legislative support? I would want to meet you and others, but unles this is an appropriate forum for serious discussion on putting forth new animals legislation then I may wait until the next Humane PA meeting to meet everyone. I am sure you want to say, it is fine to bring up a legislative issue but I was hoping you could convince me this is the place for such issues to be addressed. I realize HP is meeting in Harrisburg in April, but I wanted to know if there are prior member meetings before this date in Harrisburg that will provide the avenue to address concerns for legislation that has not been addressed.
Keep up your incredibly important and successful work for PA animals. Thank you, kindly, for your time and reply.
Meow,
Carolyn Cavallo
Bryn Mawr, PA
Humane PA Member
cavallo777@verizon.net
Me and this article, sitting in a tree, L-INN-R—E-A-G!
My name is Justin Eveler and I am a recent graduate of Millersville University with a degree in political science and a minor in history and economics. I am just messaging your group to find out if there are any employment opportunities within Humane PA. If there are could you please tell me how I would go about to apply for the open position. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Justin Eveler